Monday, August 17, 2009

COO - Retail - Automobile Industry

Position: Chief Operating Officer – Retail , for a group org of a well known automobile company
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Mumbai
Age: Around 40 years
Gender: Male / Female
Qualification: B.E. + MBA in Marketing preferred 

Experience: More than 15 years of experience, in which minimum 5 years of experience in heading Profit center unit in automobile industry, Preferred Industry: New Cars / Used Cars Industry

Skill Requirements:
Competencies:
* Customer focus, Team Work, Innovation led transformation, People Development
* Vision & Strategic Orientation, Result orientation with execution excellence
* Global Mindset, Should be a strategist, Needs to be analytical
* Must have good business acumen and leadership skills
* Must have finance acumen- ability to read, analyse and use P&L, Balance sheet and cash flow statement
* Must be process oriented

Functional
* Knowledge of car market ecosystem
* Knowledge of price dynamics for new and used vehicles in the market
* Closely analyzing changes in automobile industry
* Understanding fast / slow moving automobile products in the market
Job description:
 * Heading retail operations of the company
 * Interact with the market / industry participants and spot emerging trends in the new car & used car market. Provide inputs for retail operations in the company. Should make long term strategic plan.
 * Plan the business operations of company owned & franchisee owned superstore.
 * Suggest & implement tactical measures to respond to the shifts in price or models in the market.
 * To analyze the performance of superstore operation.
 * To review the progress & achievement of the business goals
 * To develop & motivate employee for the achievement of individual & functional goals
 * To implement process and systems

Contact: mishi1234@gmail.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

BD Manager - G&A - Development Consulting Firm

Please send your resume and brief cover letter to: antonio@guizzetti. org No phone calls please.

Position: G&A Business Development Manager - Mumbai Office

Company Description:
G&A is an international development consulting firm assisting its clients to increase their presence and business in emerging economies. With offices in Washington, DC, Milan and Mumbai, G&A seeks a business development manager for the Mumbai office. Additional information on G&A can be obtained at our website: http://www.guizzetti. org

Job Description:
Reporting directly the President of G&A and with the responsibility for the diversification of the G&A client portfolio, the Business Development Managerwill have the following duties:
- Act as business development team leader across G&A's three offices in Washington, Milan and Mumbai, motivating and evaluating staff efforts related to business development.
- Develop and maintain relationships with potential clients for the public sector (export oriented) and private sector (investment oriented) clients through active networking to identify potential business opportunities.
- Perform extensive research and draw up written reports on potential clients.
- Deliver G&A corporate capability presentations to potential clients.
- Act as a liaison between potential clients and internal teams.
- Draft and provide proposals to potential clients.
- Assist with negotiation of proposals with potential clients.
- Attend appropriate networking meetings and conferences.
- Develop and maintain business development database.
- Ad hoc involvement in internal activities including the organization of client missions in India, participation to external events and more.

Position is based in Mumbai, India and requires moderate travel within and outside of India. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The selected candidate will be expected to begin work no later than October 2009.
Experience/Qualifications:
-Master's degree in a relevant field such as International Relations, Communications, Business, Marketing.
-At least 5 years of consecutive work experience, preferably in or dealing with India, international business and business development.
-Research experience.
-Experience working in a multi-cultural context.
-Fluency in written and spoken English.
-Proven public speaking skills.

Personal Qualities:
-Outstanding, demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills.
-Well developed oral and written communication skills.
-Ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, organizations and clients.
-Ability to work independently and highly organized.
-Flexibility to work away from Mumbai office when necessary

Friday, August 07, 2009

Anonymous Employer Reviews

Ever wanted to know the inside story about a potential employer in the words of current / former employees? Check out Glassdoor. It's quite a well designed site, though largely restricted to US reviews. Still, a good place to get an initial perspective on a potential employer.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Business Analyst - Equity Research firm

Academic Qualifications: BE-MBA preferably with a finance specialization ( from a premier institute)

Work Experience Desired: Min 3-5 years pre/post MBA
Experience in Business Research/corporate planning /data analytics/equity research
Compensation- Best in the industry
Location – Chennai
About the org- Well known Equity Research Firm. Send in your CVs to mishi1234@gmail.com

Monday, August 03, 2009

IDEA design awards 2009

In May, 20 of the world's top designers ditched their day jobs and headed to Washington. There, over the course of three scorchingly hot days, they agonized and argued over who should win prizes in this year's International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) program, organized by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and sponsored by Target (TGT) and Autodesk (ADSK). Today, BusinessWeek announces their decisions, with gold, silver, and bronze gongs awarded to 150 products or programs.